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Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix Sang Live in ‘Joker 2’: It Was a ‘Nightmare’ to Edit


'Joker: Folie à Deux' director Todd Phillips said Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix sang live song, rather than pre-recorded tracks, while filming.

In Joker: Folie à Deux, Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix took a different approach to creating the musical’s tracks while filming. Several takes were mashed together into one cohesive song, which filmmaker Todd Phillips called a “nightmare” to edit — but admitted that it was integral to the musical process. Gaga further explained that the film breaks the mold of the typical musical genre, with many of the ballads existing in the Joker’s and Harley’s minds.

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